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filet mignon

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fi⋅let mi⋅gnon

[fi-ley min-yon, min-yon; Fr. fee-le mee-nyawn]
–noun, plural fi⋅lets mi⋅gnons [fi-ley min-yonz, min-yonz; Fr. fee-le mee-nyawn] .
a small, tender round of steak cut from the thick end of a beef tenderloin.

Origin:
1905–10; < F: dainty fillet
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fi·let mi·gnon   (fĭ-lā' mēn-yôɴ', fĭl'ā)   
n.   pl. fi·lets mi·gnons (fĭ-lā' mēn-yôɴ', fĭl'ā)
A small, round, very choice cut of beef from the loin.

[French : filet, fillet + mignon, dainty.]
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